Journalists have been urged to take up their social responsibilities as the watchdog role players in promoting democracy and efficient electoral processes in Uganda.

While addressing journalists at this year’s World Press Freedom Day in Kampala, Med Kaggwa, the Chairperson Uganda Human Rights Commission said that the media practitioners should exercise their duties to further democracy.

A 24 year old man is in police custody at Kigogwa Police station on allegations of stealing a motorcycle.

Professor Julius Kiiza of Makerere University has proposed government introduces new education tax in order to improve funding of the sector.